I get asked all the time — what made Lion Electric choose Illinois to build its very first US manufacturing plant?
A lot of it comes down to the leadership of Governor Pritzker.
By investing in job training and high-tech manufacturing, Illinois has become a place where businesses want to be.
Now we’re building the nation’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle plant here in Joliet, bringing over 1,400 new jobs and Made in America buses and trucks.
We’re thriving and we’re proud that our future is here in Illinois.
The non-refundable income tax credit is equal to 50% of the income tax withholdings of new job created in the state. This percentage increases to 75% if the business expansion project is located in an “underserved area” census tract […]
Additional credits are also available as reimbursement for qualifying training costs. Ten percent of eligible training costs of newly hired full-time employees positions at the project may also be included as part of annual credits.
